I have been a photographer from a very young age, it is an element that is a part of me and my soul. I have a connection with photography that is welcome in my life as much as any other relationship. I love it , I disagree with it, it allows me to understand myself and my world, I wish it would go away sometimes but know I couldn’t live without it. It’s confusing and dishonest its bias and prejudice . It’s straight, truthful, beautiful, ugly, manipulative, powerful, accessible, comprehensive, universal.

I have worked in many capacities with photography. As a student, an assistant, a photographer, a teacher, a consultant, an artist and a pusher. I have lived from it and nearly starved from it.

I broke away from Photography for some time and found myself constantly thinking about photographs. And now at the age of 50 (in 2021) I have reached a junction and know that my future can only be in Photography. I have formed a conclusion with my photographic relationship and it seems strange to say it out loud but

“I need to see what I and others have seen”.

One of my favourite photographs of all time is from Robert Cappa at the D Day landings (see below). This single image is powerful beyond words for me. I have felt like this since I first saw the image in 1992. If I had to teach the power and purpose of Photography I would enlarge this image to be displayed in the Turbine hall of the Tate Modern and invite people to just sit, look and listen.